Armored motor-car.



.n..HAYEs ARMORED MOTOR CAR.

APPLICATION FILED AUGJI 1917.

Patented Nv. 27, 1917.

3 SHEETS-SHEET l.

R. HAYES.

ARMORED' MOTOR CAR.

APPLlcATloN man AusJ, 1917.

Patented Nov. 27, 1917.

3 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

R. HAYES.

ARMORED MOIOR CAR.

APPLICATION FILED AUGJ. 1917.

1,248,325. Patented Nov. 27, 1917.

3 SHEETS-SHEET 3 UNITED sTATEs PATENT @BEIGE ROBERT HAYES, OF ALMA ENTR, WISCONSIN.

`EEMOEED Moron-GAE.

` dZHZ'wLom it may concern.'

I Be it known thatLRoBERT HAYES, a citizen of the United States, residing at Alma Center,` in the county of Jackson and State of Wisconsin, have invented a new and useful Armored Motor-Car; and I dohereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and

f exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the. same.

j This invention relates to an improved armored motor car, and an object of the 1n- 1 ,vention is to provide a device of this kind having lmountings, whereby guns, preferably breech loading rapid-firing or machine gunsmay be mounted thereon, one on each side, and one at each end. A further object of the invention is to provide an armored car, having the armor so s constructed adjacent the front wheels thereof, whereby said wheels may easily and readil turn.

. supported. ,A ifurther object of the invention is to provide an improved frame for an armored motor car having means to readily and conveniently support four or more gunners for the rapid firing guns.

i A further object of the invention is to provide an inclosed armor provided with improved means, whereby the armor may be adjusted vertically.

AA further object of the invention is to provide openings in the armor for the barrelsof the guns, and shields having sight openings and carried by the barrels, for covering said gun openings.

f `1n practical fields the details of construction may necessitate alterations falling within `the scope of what is claimed.

The invention comprises further features and combination of parts as hereinafter set forth, shown in the drawings, and claimed.

In the drawings `Figure l is a view in side elevation of the improved armored motor car constructed in accordance with the invention.

Fig. 2 is a plan view of the same.

Fig. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view on line 3 3 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is a sectional view on line 4 4 of Fig. 3.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 27,1917.

j Application filed August 7, 1917. Serial No. 184,899.

Fig. 5 is a cross sectional view on line 5-5 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 6 is a cross sectional view on line 6 6 of Eig. 2.

Referring more especially to the drawings 1 designates the rear axle provided with rear supporting traction wheels 2, and supported on the axle in any suitable manner as shown at 3 is a skeleton motor frame 4. This motor truck frame is elongated and rectangular, and isprovided with a plurality of transverse platforms 5, 6, 7 and 8 and secured to the platform 5 in any suitable manner is the front axle 9. Connected to the ends of the front axle 9 by the usual 0r con-` forward edge of which has an inclined bearing 14, in which the steering column 15 is mounted, there beingcollars 16 secured at 17 on the column, to support the column in the position shown. The steering column 15 is designed to carry the usual Steering shaft 18 having its upper end providedwith a steering wheel 19, and its lower end provided with a collar 2O secured in place by the pin 21. An a'rm22l projects from the Collar 20, and pivoted to the end of this arm as at 23 is a link 24, which in turn is pivoted at 25 to the cross bar 13, which connects the arm 12. It is to be noted that by turning the steering wheel, 19 in one direction or the other, the front wheels may be turned correspondingly for steering the armored motor car. The platform 6 has secured to it by bolts 26 a conventional form of internal combustion motor or engine 27, the engine shaft (not shown) of which is provided with the usual iy wheels 28. Secured upon the rear end of the engine shaft (not shown) as by means of a pin 29 is a sleeve coupler 30, and secured to the forward end of the shaft 31, as by means of a pin 32 is a sleeve coupler 33. These sleeve couplers are universally connected as at 34. This universal connection comprises the interconnected diametrically opposite forks which are of conventional construction. A dierential gear casing (which is carried by the rear axle 1 and is designed to contain the differential vgear mechanism not shown) .isprovided with V j a hearing for the rear end of the Vshaft l31,

the rear extremity odwhichis designedfto oonnectand coperatewith the differential ferential gear casingA 36. By means of the...

n motor27.anditsshaft and theshaft c powelfisvtransmitted' to^the`rear aXle lfoi".` Vthe armored motor car Vfor'drivingthel samelf VSecured"loyjloolts 37 on thew'transverse plat-` .Yforinsi, .7 -andfS'are;:suitable-fsupports/or, y gunfmountings 38, onv which Conventional* .Y form of breeehfloading, rapid firing orma g2 ohinev guns 39 are `pivotallyf-` mounted1- as'.

shownat 40 andwhich may operate-in any conventional`manner An'.improved armorv hood Lll isV provided and wliicharches over.' the frame andthelwhee'la and also over the "rapid firingor machine guns. This hood or armor" curves forwardly from the sides andA also `reaiwvardly from fthe sides, and :the for-V` I ward: andvrear. ends of the topoi thearmor orifhoodv cur'ivve Soir-"1 slope ,-fd'ownw'ardly. l,The

, ofithejarmoredfmotor carhas its side 'rai-ls. bentfinwardlyj vVfeshaped, as shown-at 46.'

'Y Thearmorforhood adjacent the frontwheels 1 vha'si''itsi'fopposite' "sides eonveXed orf-bulged o utwardly'lsuhstantially Vsemi-spherical shape gforward fandrear 'the side walls adjaleent,l said' guns shave Openings 425i through which the gun ybarrels 'oftheguns-proje'ct,f whereby' theymay be-trained on the-enemy.' f f Seouredftoand carried? bythe outerendfporf Ytions .of the gun barrels in yany suitable mannerz-asfshown 'at 43 flare yshields v4%," which! 1 coyer. .the openings 4Q), inl orderto'shield'- thev 'gunnersiy ll-lowever,y the; shields-3445 haveU er sightv :openings whereby theV sights orV theA gun-barrels may `be alinedv` on-3' theobjectaimedatii rThe' forward" endof'- the framel aslshow'vnl atrj?J thereby forming-hollows 48,

"which yin conjunction with-v thefLV-shaped` 1' ContourV of 1 the vside' rails i of -the-frame constitute means to permit the front wheels 4 5 to'` easilyfand readily V-turn, Y when', operated Y byvfthe` steering mechanism. Riveted or Y Vinn'e'rside faces adjacent the lower parts of' the'sides'of the armor arev brackets 5C).V Each-` ybracketO is provideclwith a Ulshaped por` otherwise 'secured' as VshownY at 49 to the tion; y51,1 which arches downwardly on the sidfrailsl 0f vrv:the --frame A# ofthe armored motor car; The'i'nner part of each U-sha'ped f portion has an'elongated slot '52,to receive l 'Y threaded .into the' siderail of the :trame-4.,

the shank of thefset holt 53, which shank is two; subscribingwitnesses.

tion of each'. bracket is dan'. elongated.l adjust-f 'ing screw 5&,the lower end of which bearsv 4at 55 on the side railuoffthe frame 4 of the Y "armored motor car. 'It is to be noted thatv .gear mechanism -(not shown)r of saidfdif@H by adjusting the screws '54 inv one direotion i.

onthe other, thevarmor vor hood may loe raised.orf lowered,f and by means .of thegset ,Y

bolts 53 'the' armor or hood mayxhehel'rd iiidifferentvadjustedifpositions.1'The yarmor is provided with a Vhingedv door A'for closing forfpermitting t'hefe'ntran fof-the operators elongated slot; an' 'adj rew threaded 2W-In air armoredinotor tar,l f'af jwheel sufpjported frame, a hood armor Usliajgi'e`d.in:

cross; section archingiiover ithe frame 'the armor haVingFf-fU-shaped v v members arching guiding@ eonn'eio'tio'nr'with thesi'de rail 'of V'the 1 o fra-lnefand means passing 'through 'the archi of 1f feaeh if UI-shaped member *and if bearing Y against the side railof theramefor ust-l ing :the 'armo-r yertically,f said .guiding conneotionfsL Vlia-ving means for holding the name ft this specification-*in the; presence of.

ln testimony whereof I' `ha je signed myY Y 

